The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-24

member of the y. 4. II. Explains the
Flag Incident.

Flag Incident.
The New York TrJVae some time since
charged Secretary Of State Flournoy Of
Virginia and Mr.. Page McCarty with be-
ing i'm conspiracy tO quarter the conied
crate flag ON the stars and stripes. In a
communication published elsewhere a
valued correspondent elec ually nails
the lie with letters from Messrs. FlOurnOy
and McCarty The country is once more
comparatively safe-Nt. LINUS RepVjlicdA
Extract from Mr c. J. Lewis letter
For many years ] have believed, from
what conceived to be indisputable eyi.
dence. that the sentiments said 10 have
been expressed by the gentlemen named,
were not the sentiments either of the
leading minds Of the South or Of any
portion of the people there who could 10
thc least degree, direct opinion as to their
renewed allegiance to- the general
government and thought. upon read
ing this report carefully, that II
was either cruelty false or else ior hf-
teen years had been grossly deceived as
TO the honest sentiments OF the Southern
people For my own satisfaction wrote
10 the editor Of the Richmond TIMES the
secretary of state Of Virginia md the
commander Of Gen Lander post OF Lynn,
inclosing I'm each letter newspaper
copy Of The foregoing dispatch and ask
ing sia'emen. ron D eaJn t as 10 l,s 'iu'H
the TIMES ! received
THE FOLLOWING LETTER
mcuMo>u. ya.. July 23, 1856. CD. Lewis.
t-l.. Jopli,n' Mo. DEAR SIN esteem youdI
ip'm tbe kindnes. of ms motire as thot
t gives me- thc opportunity tossy simply
ani positively th'l ] was not weseenl I
.,ticia' which ar-f 'ifpoerrd Inn tbc New Y"rt
Tribune The person who wrote 10 should
nave rec ctneH h', error. ana me TACT tnal Doe
,,' I.,., ,f ai0.3c-. NJ, c,for'ai. I'M
thc Tiur~. % copy of which send YOU by mail
proclaim my senumcnt-sou the subject oi the
",' ,.l,, "'i, & N," . ,i,
SOU doc
The south has .rnS.ly and man
Tn.on MIX t-,e conc"mfion of The
higher and noblcr citizenship that % homogcn
,u- peorie united under Tree eoNcIn,in,il'
nfc--iGu. most c1r,iIailv and Gam claim 10 rc-
present Tine ic"lng- of thcp people iu this state.
-, t.' ,.''., f t.',, '.,', l,l
gtcuf' iargc to ouuatiouai cou,cntionand cdi-
tor oi thc official organ oi the Democratic
l''''' ii..,'.,.t i,, anal t,il, ,o,,rs
PAGE McCARrl
THE followino is An editorial i'm the
TIMES of Julv5
MASSACHUSETTS, AND VIRGINIA.
Rfclm0ud- welcome fo the Union
veterans of lynn f. another chaptcr in
The bright history of reconciliation. illu-
minated ON every page with pleasant in
c'dcut- that show the sense. patriotism
and frank manhood of The American
character. If the South were conquered
province. and her property and character
treated as booty Of war. it would be
different bat the American civil war
was utterly different from all great trials
of arms that we know Of. The two great
-cpis OF the Anglo-American family,
South and North had been separating
ever since the Revolutionary war brought
them together. one was mercantile
association, theothera planter aristocracy
The aniagoni-tic features of the respec-
i've institutions crysiaIiled into enmity
Ahu 10 war. pul' strange 'o say lh lhe
i '',.ag'' sto' i,.3 VI , & Io' 'o, go, "l'' 9arn
i,. a3o,o~o5 y.o.,o~ of,ho oDfrancb,se ,D'
.o, 80 a ., III, TO- So i,O 49,, rnaJ nl
r"r'nrrhan.iye ci,i,Dnsli as soon a.. tLe
tbe [ortL sbonld arcrnt tbe niedqe that
..,r olliers ,,,e,lc,,.to, ,.,r,,, ,oreJ
W. feel botter an fnr ,Lo ol.rnrotior
..r s.co,.io.n and .ls,cr,. and a., 5o nan.
rcc,l, franl that isthc nra.,i,oi ro..l.,,
,,l,,.,,e' co, f,ater,,i,. .n3 saw. 81 o.
f'r..l, a'' .i,n,o
, l' f e. ~ ''D' '''i J, ~ go =
mll lo,Lto',,in tl,st 'rid,nr, ont W.T. lsn
'i,. its rssrl,. ~ t,o nav, .,."or.,io, "' Le
f,rcWe6ier
Weevtol tbo vet.rsns of Lee Csrn FOR
onnreciaiing tbeir test as .omeibinq
ein,a 81 raredc and o.rirnic and ,,LetI,
er there are q thousand or hundred vet
Grams lo "ticoMe lhe mon soidlers Oh
Lynn Do is all the same. The heart of old
Nirginia is I'm IL Qnd our welcome il sim
ccIc.
such exchanges OF hospitality hasten The
good work of reconcH 'afiou
I'm the paper. I'm ifs issue OF July q. this
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